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The table below looks at the demand for Microsoft Visual Basic Scripting Edition (VBScript) skills within the South West region with a comparison to our Programming Languages category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited VBScript over the 3 months to 13 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Visual Basic Scripting Edition (VBScript)
Location
3 months to
13 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank109134
Rank change on same period last yearUp+25
Matching contract IT job ads3733
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.052 %0.033 %
As % of the category below2.729 %1.611 %
Daily rates quoted47
Average minimum daily rate£238£234
Average daily rate£275£268
% change on same period last year+2.66 %
Average maximum daily rate£313£301
UK excluding London average daily rate£284£301
% change on same period last year-5.71 %
Hourly rates quoted208
Average minimum hourly rate£28.75£28.20
Average hourly rate£30.00£32.20
% change on same period last year-6.83 %
Average maximum hourly rate£31.25£36.20
UK excluding London average hourly rate£27.01£28.35
% change on same period last year-4.70 %
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
South West
Matching contract IT job ads13562049
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled1.917 %2.074 %
Daily rates quoted287375
Average minimum daily rate£310£316
Average daily rate£333£336
% change on same period last year-0.99 %
Average maximum daily rate£357£357
UK excluding London average daily rate£324£334
% change on same period last year-2.99 %
Hourly rates quoted256319
Average minimum hourly rate£29.63£32.01
Average hourly rate£31.67£34.97
% change on same period last year-9.43 %
Average maximum hourly rate£33.70£37.93
UK excluding London average hourly rate£32.17£32.72
% change on same period last year-1.67 %
VBScript EnglandVBScript
England

We calculate average IT contractor rates directly from the figures quoted and do not attempt to derive hourly rates from daily rates or vice versa.

VBScript
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing VBScript across the South West region as a proportion of the total demand within the Programming Languages category.

South West VBScript Demand Trend

VBScript
Daily Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing VBScript across the South West region.

South West VBScript Daily Rate Trend

VBScript
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing VBScript across the South West region over the 3 months to 13 October 2008.

South West VBScript Daily Rate Histogram

VBScript
Hourly Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing VBScript across the South West region.

South West VBScript Hourly Rate Trend

VBScript
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing VBScript across the South West region over the 3 months to 13 October 2008.

South West VBScript Hourly Rate Histogram

VBScript
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing VBScript within the South West region over the 3 months to 13 October 2008. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year. A positive number indicates a relative increase in demand.

LocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Last
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Average
Daily Rate
Last 3 Months
Average Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
DorsetUp+2117--
GloucestershireUp+49£238-
DevonUp+215£325-
BristolDown-32--
SomersetDown-12--
WiltshireNo change02£300-
VBScript EnglandVBScript
England

VBScript
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 13 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the South West region citing VBScript also mentioned the following IT skills in order of popularity. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of contract IT job ads sampled that cited VBScript.

139 (54.93 %)Windows
228 (39.44 %)JavaScript
324 (33.80 %)SMS
423 (32.39 %)SQL
522 (30.99 %)Security Cleared
621 (29.58 %)SQL Server
720 (28.17 %)ASP
818 (25.35 %)HTML
916 (22.54 %)MOM
916 (22.54 %)VB
916 (22.54 %)Active Directory
916 (22.54 %)WSUS
1015 (21.13 %).NET
1113 (18.31 %)Health
1212 (16.90 %)C#
1212 (16.90 %)Windows Server 2003
1311 (15.49 %)Aerospace
149 (12.68 %)Microsoft
149 (12.68 %)IIS
149 (12.68 %)WebServices
158 (11.27 %)MS Excel
158 (11.27 %).NET Framework
158 (11.27 %)SC Cleared
167 (9.859 %)Application Packaging
167 (9.859 %)ADO.NET
167 (9.859 %)DTS
167 (9.859 %)Citrix
176 (8.451 %)Tivoli
176 (8.451 %)VMware
176 (8.451 %)HP

VBScript
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 13 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the South West region citing VBScript also mentioned the following IT skills grouped by category. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of contract IT job ads sampled that cited VBScript. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

South West IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
120 (28.17 %)ASP
218 (25.35 %)HTML
315 (21.13 %).NET
49 (12.68 %)WebServices
58 (11.27 %).NET Framework
67 (9.859 %)Application Packaging
67 (9.859 %)ADO.NET
76 (8.451 %)XML
85 (7.042 %)ASP.NET
85 (7.042 %)AJAX
94 (5.634 %)CSS
103 (4.225 %)ODBC
103 (4.225 %)XHTML
112 (2.817 %)ASP.NET 2.0
121 (1.408 %)Windows SharePoint Services
121 (1.408 %)WCF
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
19 (12.68 %)IIS
23 (4.225 %)MS Exchange
23 (4.225 %)Exchange Server 2003
32 (2.817 %)Exchange Server 2000
41 (1.408 %)SharePoint
41 (1.408 %)SharePoint Server 2007
South West IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
18 (11.27 %)MS Excel
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
124 (33.80 %)SMS
25 (7.042 %)TCP/IP
34 (5.634 %)SAN
34 (5.634 %)Intranet
43 (4.225 %)SMTP
43 (4.225 %)FTP
52 (2.817 %)DHCP
52 (2.817 %)Internet
52 (2.817 %)DNS
61 (1.408 %)NetScreen
61 (1.408 %)Firewall
61 (1.408 %)LDAP
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
121 (29.58 %)SQL Server
27 (9.859 %)DTS
36 (8.451 %)RDBMS
43 (4.225 %)SQL Server 2000
43 (4.225 %)SQL Server 2005
43 (4.225 %)MS Access
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
15 (7.042 %)Visual Studio
23 (4.225 %)VSS/SourceSafe
23 (4.225 %)MSI
23 (4.225 %)Dreamweaver
32 (2.817 %)ClearQuest
32 (2.817 %)ClearCase
41 (1.408 %)WinRunner
41 (1.408 %)TestDirector
41 (1.408 %)QuickTest Pro
41 (1.408 %)LoadRunner
South West IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
113 (18.31 %)Health
211 (15.49 %)Aerospace
34 (5.634 %)Finance
34 (5.634 %)Government
43 (4.225 %)Banking
52 (2.817 %)Investment Banking
52 (2.817 %)Education
52 (2.817 %)Back Office
61 (1.408 %)Electronics
61 (1.408 %)Law
61 (1.408 %)Legal
61 (1.408 %)Multimedia
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
129 (40.85 %)Developer
217 (23.94 %)Systems Engineer
37 (9.859 %)Analyst
37 (9.859 %).NET Developer
46 (8.451 %)Applications Packager
46 (8.451 %)Web Developer
54 (5.634 %)Programmer
54 (5.634 %)Support Engineer
54 (5.634 %)ASP Developer
54 (5.634 %)SQL Developer
63 (4.225 %)SQL Server Developer
63 (4.225 %)Test Engineer
63 (4.225 %)VB Developer
63 (4.225 %)Administrator
63 (4.225 %)Analyst Programmer
63 (4.225 %)Systems Test Engineer
63 (4.225 %)Integration Engineer
63 (4.225 %)Systems Integration Engineer
63 (4.225 %)Systems Administrator
72 (2.817 %)Deployment Analyst
South West IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
13 (4.225 %)Clustering
21 (1.408 %)PKI
21 (1.408 %)N-Tier
21 (1.408 %)Smartcard
21 (1.408 %)Management Information System
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
139 (54.93 %)Windows
212 (16.90 %)Windows Server 2003
35 (7.042 %)Windows XP
44 (5.634 %)Windows 2000 Server
53 (4.225 %)UNIX
62 (2.817 %)Linux
62 (2.817 %)Windows 2000
62 (2.817 %)Red Hat Linux
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
122 (30.99 %)Security Cleared
28 (11.27 %)SC Cleared
34 (5.634 %)Change Management
43 (4.225 %)Web Development
43 (4.225 %)ITIL
43 (4.225 %)Data Protection
52 (2.817 %)Data Management
52 (2.817 %)OOP
52 (2.817 %)OO
52 (2.817 %)DV Cleared
61 (1.408 %)CRM
61 (1.408 %)Configuration Management
61 (1.408 %)E-business
61 (1.408 %)SEO
61 (1.408 %)Validation
61 (1.408 %)Agile Software Development
61 (1.408 %)PRINCE2
61 (1.408 %)User Acceptance Testing
61 (1.408 %)Performance Testing
61 (1.408 %)Test Scripting
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
128 (39.44 %)JavaScript
223 (32.39 %)SQL
316 (22.54 %)VB
412 (16.90 %)C#
56 (8.451 %)VB6
65 (7.042 %)Perl
74 (5.634 %)VB.NET
83 (4.225 %)VBA
91 (1.408 %)Shell Script
91 (1.408 %)ActionScript
91 (1.408 %)PHP
91 (1.408 %)PL/SQL
South West IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (1.408 %)MCSE
11 (1.408 %)Microsoft Certification
11 (1.408 %)Degree
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (1.408 %)QA
South West IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
116 (22.54 %)Active Directory
25 (7.042 %)VMware ESX
34 (5.634 %)Citrix Presentation Server
43 (4.225 %)VMware Infrastructure
43 (4.225 %)Terminal Services
52 (2.817 %)Backup Exec
52 (2.817 %)MetaFrame
52 (2.817 %)Terminal Server
61 (1.408 %)NetBackup
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
116 (22.54 %)MOM
116 (22.54 %)WSUS
26 (8.451 %)Tivoli
33 (4.225 %)Tivoli Remote Control
33 (4.225 %)Tivoli Storage Manager
33 (4.225 %)OpenView
33 (4.225 %)Norton AntiVirus
42 (2.817 %)NNM
42 (2.817 %)CiscoWorks
51 (1.408 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
51 (1.408 %)BMC Performance Manager
South West IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
19 (12.68 %)Microsoft
27 (9.859 %)Citrix
36 (8.451 %)HP
36 (8.451 %)VMware
45 (7.042 %)McAfee Security
54 (5.634 %)Remedy
63 (4.225 %)Symantec
63 (4.225 %)VERITAS
63 (4.225 %)Intel
63 (4.225 %)Macromedia
63 (4.225 %)Cisco
63 (4.225 %)IBM
63 (4.225 %)Altiris
72 (2.817 %)Compaq
72 (2.817 %)Red Hat
81 (1.408 %)BMC
81 (1.408 %)NetApp
81 (1.408 %)Metastorm
81 (1.408 %)Oracle
81 (1.408 %)AppSense